11 th October 2015 Vol 25 No 46 Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Giving it all up.. Fr. Tom Little - 91-31559 Fr Sean Hyland - 91-31212 Fr Alex Kowchatt - 91-42565 Sr. Joan Pierse 91-42565 Emergency Priest on Duty 087 2588118 Development 1,512 Offertory 1,473 Askea Parish Community Centre Phone 91-42565 087 1269709 Mass Times: Askea 9.30am Mon-Fri; Sat 7pm; Sun 9am, 10.30am & 12 Noon. Bennekerry Sun 11.30am; Tinryland Tues 9.30am & Sunday 10am ************ Deadline for items for Newsletter is 5pm on Wednesday by phone to 9142565 or email to office@askeaparish.ie Website: www.askeaparish.ie For the man who approaches Jesus in today s Gospel, the stakes are too high. He is living a good life and keeping God s commandments, but he is unable, or unwilling, to make the final push and give up his attachment to wealth and possessions. There is no doubt that it is a radical demand that Jesus makes of him. It might seem impractical to us who hear this message today. How do we give everything away to follow Jesus? Start today: think about your contributions to charity or to your parish do you really give as much as you can afford? Is there some luxury that you could forego and give the money to charity? Could you spare some time for a good cause? Start heading down this path and who knows where it will lead! Tríona Doherty Intercom Magazine
St Mary s Parish, Bennekerry Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday 4 th October 2015 PIED BEAUTY Glory be to God for dappled things For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches wings; Landscape plotted and pieced fold, fallow, and plough; And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim. All things counter, original, spare, strange; Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?) With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1918)
St Mary s Parish, Bennekerry Fr Tom Little PP Phone 059 9131559. Fr Seán Hyland CC 0599131212. Newsletter Items 059 9143881. Deadline for News items: - 9pm Wednesdays Emergency Number for the Priest on Duty 087 2588118. Parish Office 059 9142565 087 1269709. Website: www.askeaparish.ie; email: office@askeaparish.ie Sunday 11 th October 2015 at 11.30am Anniversaries Annie Cunningham, Palatine Village Andy, Kathleen & Patricia Dooley, Johnstown Collection last Sunday: Development Offertory Palatine GFC. Lotto Results 5/10/ 15. Numbers: 14, 20, 21, & 26. No Jackpot Winner. 4 LUCKY DIPS 50 each Winner Seller Anna Mitchell Kehoe Marie, Dolmen Stores Hughie Murphy, Grange John Fitzpatrick "Ravi" c/o Seller Ann Dunne Cynthia Reid Bridget Reid Promoter's Prize Stephen Dowling Next Draw on Monday 12 TH October 2015 in Palatine Clubhouse at 10:00pm tickets 2 each. Jackpot 9,000
Kildare & Leighlin Weekly Lotto Results For Wed 7 th October 2015. Numbers drawn were 6, 10, 31 & 32. No Jackpot winner. 7 Match 3s receive 334 each. Askea / Bennekerry had NO Match3s. Next week s Jackpot 14,000. Winner Promoter Tickets 2 each available from Askea Parish Centre. Please note the draw takes place on Wed at 4.30pm in Portlaoise. Tickets must be returned by 5pm each Tuesday to Askea Parish Centre. RAINBOWS is a support group for children from 7 to 12 years, who have suffered a significant loss in their lives / families, caused by the death of someone close to them or by the separation of their parents. Forms to join the next Rainbows programme are now available at Askea Parish Centre. Please call in or phone 059 91-42565. World Youth Day KraKow - Poland Come and join Pope Francis and Young People from all over Kildare & Leighlin Diocese for this life changing pilgrimage. Dates: 24th 31st July 2016 Cost: 645 (subject to change) To book your place contact Donna at Tully s Travel, Carlow 059-9136100 For more information contact Cathriona or Robert 059 9164084 Places are limited! THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK -Be Supportive I ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
St Lazarian s and Tir na nog Respite House There is International consensus that Respite Care is now the Primary Service need of families and children with a disability. Tír na nóg respite service was founded in 2005 by the Board of Tír ni nóg Management at Holy Angels Day Care Centre. It operates a service in rented accommodation at 2 Friar s Green, Tullow Road where it has been since 2006. The plan is to have a new purpose-built house on the Brownshill Road. The staff provide a respite service to children with a mild, moderate or severe intellectual disability, from the ages of 2 to 18 years. Currently at Tir na nóg they provide respite breaks to 40 children from Carlow and surrounding counties. The aim of the service is to provide children with disabilities and their families the benefit of short term respite breaks and in doing so, offer opportunities and experiences for each child through interaction with other children in a warm, caring and stimulating environment. Businesses, associations and individuals have already raised some of the 365,000 needed. The project has been donated a site by a local property developer and have also been donated the services of an architect. Major fundraising is now required to build the house and fit it out to the required standard. Strictly Fun Dancing takes place on Friday 16 th October in the Seven Oaks Hotel starting at 8pm. Twelve pairs of local dancers including Mary Shannon and Norah Holohan will perform on the night. Tickets of 20 for the event are available from Mary 086 3723338 or Norah 087 1269709. Thanks - Norah Holohan wishes to thank everyone who supported the recent Coffee Morning in aid of the St Lazarian s and Tír na nóg Respite House. A total of 780 was raised. Sincere thanks to everyone for their generosity.
Askea Senior Citizens Celebrations Askea Community Group / Senior Citizens. Askea Parish Community Group are celebrating 25 Years together. In 1990 when Askea became a new Parish, the Community Group was started. We helped out with various things in the parish and until the Parish Centre was built we used to have a cuppa after Mass in the prefabs. The idea of having something for our Senior Citizens was discussed and, when the Parish Centre was built our monthly nights out started and from having 12 / 15 people we now have over 80 members. Along with monthly nights out we now have two holidays every year, a Christmas Party, and Easter and a Summer Day Trip. Our October Night Out on Wednesday 28 th October will be a celebration of that twenty five years. We are inviting as many members as can to come to our October Night Out starting at 6.45pm. We will have a bless and Prayer Remembrance for our deceased members with Bingo, Music and a cuppa to follow. As it is near Halloween we will have a Halloween Fancy Dress competition. Proceeds from the night will be given to a local charity. Please let us know if you are coming to our night as we need to know numbers for catering. Contact Marian at 059 91 43010 by 23 rd October. Annual Christmas Dinner is on Sunday 29 th November in Seven Oaks Hotel. Names and money are being taken from now on but must be in by 23 rd November. Contact Marian at 059 9143010. Speech and Drama Teachers of Ireland Professional Development Day. Cleggan Court Hotel, Athlone 18 October, 2015. Open to Members and Non-Members A wonderful opportunity to gain new ideas, learn how to write class plans, new theatre games, network, exchange ideas, open forum. Presenters Kathryn Coffey and Eileen Fitzgerald Further details Mary Whelan Fox (087) 8941197
Carlow Older Person s Network is holding its Annual Halloween Tea Dance on Tuesday October 27th in the Seven Oaks Hotel. The event will run from 2.00pm to 4.30pm and the tickets are only 5.00. Music is by The Ramblers. There will be dancing, a door prize, a raffle and a lovely afternoon tea. Fancy Dress is optional and there will be lots of prizes for those who make the effort. So why not come along and bring a friend or your group. For more information and to purchase your tickets please contact Fiona at (059) 9179376. This is a ticket only event and tickets must be purchased in advance. ÉIRE ÓG LOTTO WINNING NO s Mon Oct 4th 5 6 28 31 No Jackpot Winner 2 x Match 3s received 75 each.dan McInerney c/o Dan McInerney, Noel Dwyer c/o Hugh Kelly Next week s Match 3 win or share 150 Tickets may be purchased from the Club and Riverside Stores in Hanover. NEXT WEEKS JACKPOT 12,050. Reserve Jackpot 5,000. Draw takes place every Monday night in Teach Asca at 9.00pm Take Your Pick starting Sat Oct 24 th..with over 13,000 in Prize money for only 4 a week for 5 weeks. Bingo takes place every Thursday night @ 8.30pm. Live music every Saturday night with no cover charge. SHARE THE HARVEST If you have spare fruit in your orchard or extra vegetables in your garden or any spare preserves or juices why not bring them to An Gairdín Beo (near St. Leos, Old Dublin Road) on Saturday 17th October from 2p.m. 4 pm. and enjoy the unique experience of: BRING SOME TAKE SOME. Donations towards the Community Garden appreciated
Memorial Mass St Luke s Hospital, Carlow and Kilkenny will be holding its Annual Memorial Mass for all deceased patients of the Hospital on Tuesday, October 13 at 7.30pm. This year, the Mass will take place in the Parish Church of St Clare, Graiguecullen, Carlow. We extend a very warm welcome to all families who have been bereaved during the past year. The names of those who died between September 1 st 2014 and August 31st 2015 at St Luke s Hospital will be displayed close to the Altar. All attending the Mass will be invited to light a candle on arrival at the church and place it close to the display of names before Mass begins. The Choir of Graiguecullen Parish will provide the hymns. Family members and Staff members of the hospital will also participate. All are invited to tea and refreshments after wards. Graiguecullen Women s Group are hosting their annual afternoon tea as part of the Irish Cancer Society s PAINT IT PINK Campaign on Sunday 18th October in the Lazy River Cafe Graiguecullen Bridge from 3pm-5pm 10 p.p. All proceeds to the Carlow / Kilkenny homecare team. Entertainment provided. Booking is essential as places are limited. Contact Bernie (086 1593994) or Mary (0879769113) Carlow Regional Youth Service are running a Couch to 5K for young people every Friday in St Laurence O Tooles Athletics Club. From 4pm 5pm for boys and girls in 6 th class and from 5pm 6pm for young people in 1 st 3 rd year. The group is a beginners running programme and hopes to work up to the 5K Jingle Bells Jog in December. It costs 1 per week. For more information please contact Tracey on 085 7897288 or Siobhan on 085 7897339
Carlow Regional Youth Service 1 st Year Girls Group runs every Monday from 7pm 8pm in the Vault and costs 2 per session. The group focuses on health and wellbeing, stress management, confidence and self-esteem and hanging out with friends. For more information please contact Tracey on 085 7897288 or Anne Marie on 085 2722379 Day Trip to God s Cottage, Glenadalough Healing Mass on Saturday 24 th October followed by prayers for the sick. Contact Vera on 087 7634521. Older than Ireland a film which features the late Una Reid is showing in cinemas from 25 th September. The film swells with poignancy, wisdom and humour. The Irish Times. Back to the 80 s Craft and Bake Sale on Sunday 11 th October in St Catherine s Community Services Centre, St Joseph s Road, Carlow from 12 noon to 5.30pm. Selection of hand made and Irish crafts including jewellery, candles, knitwear, patchwork and more. Face painting nail painting. A few second hand stalls with books and toys. Tea, coffee and cakes. And music from the 80s. Free parking. Screenwriting for Beginners Ten week course of 2 hours per week. Cost 120. Further details from brennanpauric@gmail.com. Patricians Monthly Meeting takes place on Thursday 15th October in Cathedral Parish Centre at 7.15pm. Topic Pope Francis. All are welcome. Refreshments served.
Graiguecullen Swimming Pool FREE WATER AEROBICS CLASS Monday 12th October 2015 @ 9pm. Invigorate your body & mind with Carlow Mental Health Association & Mensana Fest Carlow Day Care Centre The Carlow Day Care Centre is a five day facility for Elderly people of Carlow town and surrounding area. We open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm and provide the option of a minibus service to collect you and return you to your home. Services provided include a four course meal and a range of person care and recreational activities. Attending the Centre gives you a chance to meet friends old and new and enjoy fun activities. If you are caring for your elderly relative at home and need some time for yourself, why not avail of our service. For more information please give us a call or drop in. We are situated beside Askea Church and Askea Community Childcare Centre on the Brownshill Road. Phone number 059 91 35977. Carlow Active Retired next monthly meeting in the Cathedral Parish Centre 14 th October at 2.30pm. Please note change of date for South Pacific - Thursday 12 th November. Balance taken at next meeting, also names for holiday in Tenerife. Contact Sean 0876522374. New members always welcome. Thanks to all who supported our Tea Dance in the Seven Oaks Hotel. Women s Health event 2015: County Carlow Women s Network are holding their annual Health event on Wednesday 14 th October 2015, in the Seven Oak s Hotel, Carlow from 7 pm to 9.30 pm. The theme for this year s event is Good Mood Food. Anne Neary will provide a cookery demonstration producing a variety of dishes on the night. There will also be information stands with food samples from local food producers and alternative Health practitioners. Admission is 5 which will include light refreshments. There will be a raffle on the night with proceeds going to St Clare s Alzheimer Unit in the Sacred Heart hospital. For more information contact Regina on 086 0246055
CALENDAR Wednesday 14 th :-St Callistus 1 after a life of slavery and imprisonment for criminal offences, was freed and became a deacon in charge of catacombs that bear his name. He became pope in 217 opposed by Hippolytus. He died at the hands of a mob in 222. Thursday 15 th :-St Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582, established Carmelite convents under a reformed rule, and wrote much on prayer and the spiritual life. Patron of lace-makers and headache suffers. Friday 16 th :-St Gall was a monk of Bangor and set out with Columbanus for the Continent. When Columbanus was exiled from France, Gall accompanied him to Bregenz on Lake Constance. When Columbanus crossed into Italy, Gall remained in Switzerland. He lived in a hermitage, which later became the monastery of St Gallen. He died around 630. St Hedwig, 1174-1243, wife of the Duke of Silesia, mother of seven children, some of whom caused her trouble. She devoted herself to charitable works. St Margaret Mary, 1647-1690, visionary and ascetic, revived devotion to The Sacred Heart of Jesus, and was exemplary in her patience and trust. Saturday 17 th :-St Ignatius, bishop of Antioch. He died at Rome c 107. He urged Christians to unite in and through the EucharIst and around their local bishop.
Extracts from Bennekery School Newsletter INTO Campaign- Stand Up for Primary Education The Irish National Teachers Association (INTO) is currently running a campaign called Stand Up for Primary Education to highlight primary education in Budget 2016. We urge all parents to support this campaign which is seeking smaller classes, an increase in funding for primary schools and additional support for school leadership. Children get one chance in primary education. Investment in primary education benefits everybody and has a long term impact. Each family is asked to e-mail our public representatives from a link on www.into.ie where you will find a standard letter and contact details for Bobby Aylward TD (FF), Patrick Deering TD (FG), John McGuinness TD (FF), Minister Ann Phelan (Lab), John Paul Phelan TD (FG) (This takes less than one minute to complete.) The INTO has also organised a petition which you can sign by simply texting StandUp to 50050, free of charge. I would be very grateful for your support for this campaign which will hopefully help to bring improvements in funding for Primary Education. Please make an effort to send the e-mail and text. If you could do all both, that would be great! Retirement The Parents Association, Palatine GAA Club, Bennekerry /Tinryland Ladies football team and the Community Games Committee honoured Mr. Eddie Corcoran at a retirement function in the Club House last month. There was a palpable sense of community spirit in evidence and a most enjoyable night was had by all. Many thanks to everyone who attended the function and a special word of appreciation to those who were involved in the organisation of this special occasion. Tullow Show Congratulations to the following pupils who won prizes in the Tullow Show Primary Schools Competition: Zac Nolan,1 st Class - 1 st Prize Hand Writing; Millie Nolan, 1 st Class - 3 rd Prize Hand Writing. Leah Byrne, 6 th Class - 2 nd Prize Poetry.